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Maldonado has £29 million worth of sponsorship which tempted cash-strapped LotusTORU YAMANAKA

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The Venezuelan secured one point for Williams last seasonAlexander Klein

Kevin EasonMotor Racing Correspondent

Last updated at 4:57PM, November 29 2013

Money talked and the driver backed by millions of pounds worth of sponsorship
has won the best available job left in Formula One.

Lotus announced late on Friday that Pastor Maldonado will take over from Kimi
Raikkonen. From the sublime of the Finn to a Venezuelan who could almost
take his pick because he has about £29 million worth of sponsorship provided
by PDVSA, his country’s state-owned oil business.

Nico Hulkenberg, the preferred option at Lotus, is left on the shelf and will
either go to Force India or remain at Sauber for another year.